---
title: "Helping Open-Source Projects Level Up"
linkTitle: "Helping Open-Source Projects Level Up"
description: A chat about how the group helps communities have smooth journeys throughout their CNCF project lifecycle
date: "2023-03-16"
speakers:
  - name: Swapnil Bhartiya
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swapnilbhartiya/
  - name: Josh Berkus
    url: https://github.com/jbkerkus
  - name: Carolyn Van Slyck
    url: https://github.com/carolynvs
youtubeID: PHSk1Wtm04g
---

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is a nonprofit that supports and fosters a large number of cloud-native projects. The Contributor Strategy committee advises CNCF projects on strategies related to building, scaling, and retaining contributor communities, including governance, communications, operations, and tools.

In this episode of TFiR: Let’s Talk, Swapnil Bhartiya sits down with Technical Lead – Contributor Strategy Carolyn Van Slyck and Chair – Contributor Strategy Josh Berkus to talk about how the committee helps communities have smooth journeys throughout their CNCF project lifecycle.
